White Noise: Leon Bridges Is Back!

Leon Bridges Drops Two New Songs, St. Vincent Produced A Children’s Album With Her Aunt & Uncle And Maren Morris Is A Crossover Hit. Plus So Much More!

The wait is over: Leon Bridges is back.

Earlier today, the Fort Worth singer announced that his long-awaited sophomore album, Good Thing, will be released on May 4. And on top of that wonderful news, the throwback crooner also shared two new songs that can be streamed below — because, he confessed on Twitter, he was “too excited about the new songs to share just one.”

Watching Bridges’ come-up has been one of the most interesting and endearing stories to follow in North Texas these last few years. But time and time again — and no shade to Bridges — it’s St. Vincentwho proves that she’s the most fascinating artist hailing from the area.

As if it weren’t enough of her to release her critically-acclaimed Masseduction, and pull off an improbable press run that garnered the artist and her music mountains of well-deserved attention, the woman born Annie Clark also quietly recorded and produced a children’s album for her aunt and uncle, the musical duo Tuck & Patti, she told Beats 1’s Matt Wilkinson. As Consequence of Sound reported, Clark worked with the duo during downtime on their tour, which recently stopped by the Bomb Factory.

If we caused your mouth to drop by calling Annie Clark is the most fascinating artist from the area, we promise that we’re well aware of the greatness that is Erykah Badu, who made some headlines of her own this week. That’s because the Queen of Neo-Soul released a four-part short film created just for Instagram that was shot, directed and edited on her iPhone 7. It also features a mash-up of Sun Ra and badbadnotgood, and The Fader has the video series in a nice little package for you to digest.

While Morris is completing her crossover into pop, one of country music’s longest mainstays, Willie Nelson, is bringing his Outlaw Music Festival to Dallas on June 30 at the Starplex Pavilion. He’ll be joined by Sturgill Simpson, Ryan Bingham, The Head & The Heart and Dallas own Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians among the so-far-announced performers with more expected to join them. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 16, at noon.

Meanwhile, the inaugural Toyota Music Factory House Party —also known as #TMFHouseParty — made some great additions to its already strong lineup of Lil Uzi Vert, G Herbo and Dice Soho by adding hip-hop stalwart and legendary mixtape host DJ Drama as well as up-and-coming Dallas artist JVN to its offering. Those tickets are already on sale here.